S.E. Cupp: Both Trump and Harris Need Another Debate

BERMAN: “All right. With us now, CNN political commentator, worker of 12 jobs, including the host of ‘Battleground,’ S.E. Cupp. Very nice to see you.”
CUPP: “Happy to squeeze you in today.”
BERMAN: “Good morning. I appreciate it. Look, Eva was just talking about this debate, which Harris won.”
CUPP: “Yeah.”
BERMAN: “Trump right now says he doesn’t, which leads me to this question. There are 43 days left.”
CUPP: “Yeah.”
BERMAN: “I know Harris is giving a big economic speech this week, but what’s left to change minds at this point?”
CUPP: “Yeah, the debate part is really important because debates are an inflection point in a campaign and they get people to tune in. They both need a new debate, another debate. Donald Trump needs something to sort of change the momentum and Kamala Harris still has to introduce herself to people. We’re hearing that over and over again from swing state voters they don’t know her enough. So they should both want another debate. But the swing state voters we’re talking to are really telling us they are still undecided because they know exactly who Donald Trump is, they still have questions about Kamala Harris.”
BERMAN: “They’re not undecided about him.”
CUPP: “Correct.”
BERMAN: “They’re undecided about her.”
CUPP: “Correct. And so they might stay home. They might vote third party. But they are — they0 are wanting to hear more from Kamala Harris.”
BERMAN: “About what?”
CUPP: “About — she — she has identified the correct problems, they say. They don’t have enough specifics on the solutions. Both politically and practically, what would she do to solve X problem, inflation, for example? And how would she get Congress to go along with it? These are two things that American voters — they’re not stupid — they see as real political realities and problems, and they want to know more.”